Dinosarumpus

One of Matthew's favorite books recently is a book called "Dinosarumpus." It's a long poem about dinosaurs dancing and making noise. The poem is really long, but Matthew has such a great memory that he almost has the whole thing down. He told the story to everyone in San Jose at Thanksgiving, and he gave the encore performance tonight at the Goodwin family dinner. We had to capture it on video to share with everyone. We missed the very beginning of his performance, but you get the picture.

Here are the real words to the poem so you can follow his craziness:

There's a quake and a quiver and a rumbling around.
It makes you shiver. It's a thundery sound.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp.

Donk! Donk! Donk! Here's Triceratops
jumping up and down doing dinosaur hops.
He wears three horns on his big, bony head,
and blunders along with a Bomp! Bomp! tread.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp.

Watch out for Deinosuchus with her snip-snap grin,
as she perches on her tail and twists in a spin.

Apatosaurus stops for a slushy, mushy snack.
His tail starts swinging with a Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp.

Pteranodon dives with a swift, sharp swoop.
He shrieks out an Eeeeek! as he swirls in a loop.

Stegosaurus stomps along with lots of her playmates.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter! go their bony back plates.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp.

Styracosaurus shakes his collar and his spikes.
Rattle! Rattle! Rattle! is the noise that he likes.

A pack of Deinonychuses go running by fast
with a Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! so they won't be the last.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp.

Donk! Bomp! Snip-Snap! Twist! Thwack! Eeeeek!
Clatter! Rattle! Zoom! Zoom! Come and take a peek.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
Everybody's doing the dinosaur romp.

Roar! Roar! Roar! What's making that sound?
The dinosaurs stop and there's silence around.
Roar! Roar! Roar! Now we're shivering with fright.
What can make a sound like that in the night?

Tyrannosaurus crashes in, gnashing his jaws.
Wallop on the ground go his big back claws.
He's huge and he's heavy, but all he wants to do...
is join in the romp, so why don't you?

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
Everybody's doing the dinosaur romp.

Get romping with T-Rex and Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
Wave your arms madly, make your feet go Bomp!

The dinosaurs won't scratch us, or bite us, or thump us.
The just want to holler up a...dinosaurumpus!

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
Everybody's doing the dinosaur romp.

A dinosaurumpus gives a sizzle and a zing!
It makes you want to shout, jump, jiggle, and sing.

Shake, shake, shudder near the sludgy old swamp.
Everybody's doing the dinosaur romp.

But soon all the rompers grow sleepy and slow.
The rumpus calms down and the sound drops low.
The rompers drift together and tumble in a heap...
till finally the dinosaurs are all fast asleep.

And now the only noise in the deep of the night is...
dinosaur-snoring till the next day's light.